Section 12-5: Kingdoms of Southeast Asia and Korea

Bold:
Khmer Empire- was for centuries the main power on the Southeast Asia mainland.
Angkor Wat- one the wolds greatest architectural achievements, an extensive city and temple complex.
Koryu Dynasty- a dynasty that replaced the Khmer that lasted for four and a half centuries.

Key People:
Khmer- rulers of southeast Asia for a while
Koryu- ruler of Korea after conquering the Silla.
Key Ideas/ Events:
Southeast china worshipped Buddha and also practice Hinduism.

Setting the Stage:
- southeast Asia includes current day Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Cambodia, Veitnam, Malaysia, Indonisia, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei and the Philippines.

Kingdoms of Southeast Asia:
- many acient civilizations left monuments of lasting beauty.

Geography of Southeast Asia:
- southeast Asia consists of two parts, Indichona which is the mainland and the isalnds
- seas and straits are between the islands and five rivers flow between the land countries.
- power I southeast Asia was a lot of times control over trade and harbors.

Influence of India and China:
- Indian ships can to southeast Asia with missionaries ad soon kingdoms adapt to Hinduism and Buddhism religions.
- Chinese culture would move southward by trade and tried to influence their politics.

The Khmer Empire:
- The Khmer empire ruled southeast Asia for a while but bow they rule Cambodia they got taken per by neighboring kingdoms.
- The Khmer made elaborate irrigation ditched and help improve the rice cultivation.
- The Khmer Ruler built elaborate buildings complexes.

Island Trading Kingdoms:
- powerful kingdoms also formed on the islands. Like Java that was rules by the Sailendra. They left behind the Buddhist temple at Borobudur.
- the Sailendra dynasty fell to a powerful empire of Srivijaya.

Dai Viet:
- Veitnam fell under control of China.
- Therefore Veitnam took in a lot of Asian culture.
- changes made by the Ly influenced life in Veitnam even after they had little to no power.

Korean Dynasties:
- legends say Korea was found by a man who's father was god and his mother was bear, but it's also been said that it wasfounded by a decedent of the Shang dynasty.

Geography of Korea:
- Korea is a pe insula that ha mountain terrain and has very hot summers and very cold winters.

Early History:
- Korean truces gathered together and soon made three rival kingdoms. The kingdom of Silla conquered the other 2.
- under Silla rule Buddhist miniseries were built they made a writing system that used Chinese characters.

The Koryu Dynasty:
- the Silla lost power that's when the Koryu rose to power.
- they constructed their government after China's society was sharply divided.
- the Mongolians came and opposed a threat and asked for 20,00 horses clothing for 1 million soldiers and many children and artisans for slaves.
- scholar-officials and military leaders overthrew the Koryu and made the Choson (or Yi) Dynasty.

Koryu Culture:
- the Koryu was inspired by the Song to make pottery of celadon, they made large blacks of woods with all the Buddhists scriptures. They were destroyed by the Mongolians sadly.